Security change costly for Erlanger

[Police Moderator]

Security change costly for Erlanger
by Chris Carroll

Despite a consultant's recommendation, Erlanger Health System outsourced police jobs to a private company at nearly twice the cost and disregarded a pledge that former security officers would get first consideration if their department was restructured.

"We wouldn't leave you hanging out there and say, 'well, you're on your own,'" Chief Operating Officer Charlesetta Woodard-Thompson told a gathering of officers, according to a videotape obtained by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. "That's not right. We're not going to do that."

Added Vice President of Government and Corporate Affairs Doug Fisher at the same meeting, whose date could not be verified: "This is an administration telling employees, 'We've got your back; we've got you covered.'"

Erlanger dissolved the entire department in March, the same month it concluded a search for private security companies to replace the officers. In its request for proposals, Erlanger promised to award a five-year security contract "to the Proposer who submits the lowest and best proposal," records show.

Read more: times free press

[TNBear]

I'm just guessing that the Waldens have some good friends at Erlanger.

[goomba]

this does not surprise me. at all.

[Tsavodiner]

Government and Corporate Affairs Doug Fisher

Been at it his entire career; just ask anybody who dealt with him during the Bill Church 9th Street shootings affair.